⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 3:07 · UTAH 30-17 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 6:32 · UTAH 93-83 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick Favors offensive foul
Q4 4:39 · UTAH 91-83 SA
- Turnover
Derrick Favors turnover
Q4 4:39 · UTAH 91-83 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 0:58 · UTAH 72-70 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 4 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Steals | 14 |
| 18 | Blocks | 21 |
